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objects of Natural History, announcing his arrival at Sincapore in September 

 last. 



Mr. Wiliiins observed tliat lie luul lately bad a female of Acberontia Atropos 

 brouoht to liini, wbicb, on l)eiiig placed under a tumble)-, bad deposited eggs; it was 

 usually considered tbat the autumnal specimens of this and other allied species were 

 invariably barren. 



Mr. Dutlon had lately obtained a female of Acherontia Atropos which contained 

 no ova. 



December 7, 1858. 



Dr. Gray, President, in the Chair. 



Donations. 

 The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be presented to 

 the donors: — ' Bulletin de la Societe Impeiiale des Naturalisles de Moscou,' Annee 

 1857, Nos. 2 — 4 ; 1858, No. 1 ; presented by the Society, 'Journal of the Proceedings 

 of the Linneau Society,' Vol. iii., No. 10; by the Society. The 'Natural History 

 Beview,' Vol. v.. No. 4 ; by the Dublin University Zoological Association. The 

 ' Zoologist' for December; by the Editor. The 'Athenicum ' for November; by the 

 Editor. The ' Literary Gazette ' for November ; by the Editor. The ' Journal of the 

 Society of Arts ' for November ; by the Society. A 'Manual of British Butterflies 

 and Moths,' No. 23 ; The ' Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer,' Nos. 110 — 114 ; by 

 H. T. Stainton, Esq. ' Description de diverses especes uouvelles ou peu connues des 

 Genre Scolia ' par H. de Saussure ; by the Author. 



Exhililions. 



Mr. Stevens exhibited a box of minute Coleoptera, chiefly Staphylinidje, sent by 

 Mr. Wallace from Celebes, amongst which were several species of Philonthi and Steni. 

 He observed that he was informed by Mr. Wallace that the Staphylinidae were no 

 doubt as numerous in the tropics as in more temperate regions, if assiduously searched 

 for. 



Mr. Stevens also exhibited two fine longicorn beetles, Phosphorus angulator and 

 Tragocephala pulchella, from Sierra Leone. 



Mr. Bond exhibited a specimen of Acherontia Atropos, having the markings of 

 both the anterior and posterior wings on the right side much more suff"used than 

 usual. 



Dr. Wallace exhibited a box of Lepidoptera taken in the Isle of Wight during 

 the past summer: it contained a fine specimen of Catephia alchymista, a Noctua new 

 to Britain, taken in September last ; a specimen of Laphygma exigua, attracted by 

 light, also in September ; Heliothis armigera ; Leucania vitcllina ; speciuiens of Micra 

 ostrina, taken in June and August, and an example of Nola centonalis, attracted by 

 light the first week in July. 



Mr. Smith exhibited some beech leaves from Fontainebleau Forest, infested by 

 galls formed by Cecidomyia Fagi : he observed that the species was mentioned by 

 Mr. Walker in the third volume of the ' Insecta Britannica,' p. 131 , as found on beech 

 trees in Switzerland, Sec. 



